Wei Qing couldn't imagine that her future life would be like her mother's.
But what kind of good families will the Wei family get to know?
She really couldn't believe it.
In the eyes of the Wei family, the Wang family, who owned thirty mu of land at the east end of the village, were already a very good family. In their view, they didn't care about the family's abilities; as long as they were decent people and could feed her, that was enough.
But she didn't want to live that kind of life.
No, she absolutely wouldn't allow herself to go that far.
Wei Qing pushed open the door of Wei Er's house.
Two years ago, she built a brick and tile house for her family.
The house was very large, and she finally had her own yard. It was because of this house that her brother's sweetheart agreed to marry him.
But now, her parents seem to be starting to dislike her, thinking that she is too old and should get married.
I don't know who told her to marry later so that she could help her younger brother.
Now that new people are joining the family, her daughter is no longer of any use.
"Wei Qing, you're back."
Standing in the courtyard was a woman dressed in red and wearing red flowers; this was Liu, the village matchmaker.
"Oh my, this is Wei Qing! Look at her, she's so beautiful, like a flower. Master Wang will surely love her." Seeing Wei Qing, the smile in Liu the matchmaker's eyes deepened.
"Yes, my daughter is really capable. She learns everything very quickly and is also very good at making money," Mother Wei said with a smile. "If Master Wang marries my daughter, she will definitely be able to help him and elevate the Wang family to a higher level."
"What Master Wang?" Wei Qing frowned. Before she transmigrated, she had watched a lot of period dramas. In those dramas, anyone who could be addressed as "Master" was usually not young.
"Who else could it be but Master Wang? He's the Master Wang who owns the biggest grain and oil shop in our town," the matchmaker said with a smile, shaking her handkerchief.
"What? He's already over forty, the same age as my father!" Wei Qing screamed. "I won't marry him."
“My dear girl, Master Wang isn’t that old. He’s two years younger than your father.” Seeing Wei Qing’s disdainful look, the matchmaker frowned, but thinking of the generous reward, she forced a smile and stepped forward.
"That's too old. In short, I won't marry him." How did Wei Qing fall to such a state?
I want to marry an old and ugly man.
She had seen that old man before.
If he were handsome and charming, she could accept him even if he were older. But he's so ugly, and his eyes are so disgusting. In short, she would never marry such a person. Besides, men in ancient times married young. Master Wang is over forty this year. Even if his wife is dead, she would only be a concubine if she married him. Moreover, his children are probably not young either.
"Wei Qing, listen to me, you?"
"Mother, you don't want me to marry him, do you? He's so old, he probably already has grandchildren. What would I do if I married him?"
Stunned by Wei Qing's incredulous gaze, Wei's mother couldn't utter another word.
Although she favored Wei Qing's younger brother, she also genuinely loved Wei Qing.
"How about we just let it go, honey?"
She looked at Wei Er.
But Wei Er kept his head down and remained silent.
After a long while, he finally raised his head. "I am grateful for Master Wang's kindness, but my Wei Qing is already too old for you. I beg you, Matchmaker Liu, to help me drop this matter." Wei Er took out a silver ingot and put it into Matchmaker Liu's hand.
Matchmaker Liu weighed the money in her hand and nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, it seems your daughter isn't destined to be a lady."
We won't get the reward money, but the Wei family is quite generous.
Since Wei Qing is unwilling, she can go to other families and see if there are any pretty girls willing to marry Master Wang as his second wife.
The Wang family was wealthy, and while Wei Qing was unwilling, there were others who were. Matchmaker Liu turned around and found a young girl willing to join the Wang family as a concubine.
Although she's not as pretty as Wei Qing, she's young enough.
Most importantly, the girl herself was willing to marry Master Wang.
After that, Wei Qing's parents arranged several more marriages for her.
Having only seen Jiang Peng's handsome appearance and Young Master Jiang's extravagance, she could no longer possibly look down on these other families.
So he made up some excuses to decline them one by one.
In the blink of an eye, another year has passed. When Ning Qingfeng successfully passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, Ning Hongze's family moved away.
Even the brand-new mansion in the village has been sold off.
They are determined to leave Weihe Village.
The village chief was heartbroken.
It was so rare for a scholar to emerge from the village, but now he has moved away.
He also knew that when the Ning family got into trouble, most of the villagers watched coldly or even kicked them while they were down. They were disheartened and left without saying anything.
As for the issue of household registration.
Ning Qingfeng is a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to relocate to another place.
The village chief was so angry that he fell ill for three days. The village finally had someone with power, but the entire village couldn't benefit from it.
You know, not long ago, someone from Lihe Village also passed the imperial examination and became a Juren (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations), and the whole village was celebrating.
I heard that the scholar has already declared that the people of Lihe Village have been kind to him, so he will definitely repay them.
As for their Weihe Village, let's not even mention it.
"Village chief, don't you think Ning Qingfeng is too heartless? He just passed the imperial examination and he already doesn't recognize people anymore."
Why would they acknowledge you? They didn't help him when he was in trouble.
"That's right, I was thinking of sending my son to their house so that Ning Qingfeng could teach him to read."
“You’re dreaming. But it’s true, we can let him set up a private school to teach the children in the village to read and write.”
"Anyway, their wife is rich, so they probably won't care about the tuition fee."
"Village chief, why don't you step in and bring them back?"
The village chief's face darkened as he listened to the villagers' plans.
These villagers are being far too optimistic.
Ning Qingfeng is now a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial civil service examination), and can be recommended for an official position. Moreover, if he passes the Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination), his future will be limitless. He can stay in the village and teach the village children to read and write.
Where is that face?
How can it be so big?
The village chief sighed.
He was wrong. If he had known Ning Qingfeng would be so successful, he should have helped the Ning family more back then, so that the Ning family would at least remember the good things about Weihe Village.
But it's too late for regrets.
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